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Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Net Current Asset Value : $-0.06 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Railpower Technologies Net Current Asset Value?

In calculating the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV), Benjamin Graham means a company's current assets (such as cash, marketable securities, and inventories) minus its total liabilities (including preferred stock, minority interest, and long-term debt).

Railpower Technologies's net current asset value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was $-0.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Railpower Technologies's Net Current Asset Value or its related term are showing as below:

RLPHQ's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 3.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value only.

Railpower Technologies Net Current Asset Value Historical Data

The historical data trend for Railpower Technologies's Net Current Asset Value can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Railpower Technologies Net Current Asset Value Chart

Railpower Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Net Current Asset Value
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.22 1.20 0.94 0.31 -0.15

Railpower Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
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Competitive Comparison of Railpower Technologies's Net Current Asset Value

For the Railroads subindustry, Railpower Technologies's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Railpower Technologies's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Railpower Technologies's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Railpower Technologies's Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value falls into.



Railpower Technologies Net Current Asset Value Calculation

Railpower Technologies's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(A: Dec. 2007 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(22.291-36.138-0-0)/89.4955
=-0.15

Railpower Technologies's Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Net Current Asset Value Per Share(Q: Sep. 2008 )
=(Total Current Assets-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(44.198-49.481-0-0)/91.4756
=-0.06

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Railpower Technologies  (OTCPK:RLPHQ) Net Current Asset Value Explanation

Benjamin Graham first discussed net current asset value (NCAV) in the 1934 edition of "Security Analysis", which he coauthored with David Dodd. In the book, (net) current asset value is defined as:" current assets alone, minus all liabilities and claims ahead of the issue."

The common definition of NCAV is: NCAV = current assets – [total liabilities + minority interest + preferred stock]

Net current assets exclude not only the intangible assets but also the fixed and miscellaneous assets. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham’s strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their Net-Net Working Capital. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Business Description

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Address
9955 De Catania Avenue, Suite 105, Brossard, QC, CAN, J4Z 3V5
Railpower Technologies Corp is engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sales of high performance, clean locomotives and power plants for the transportation and related industries.

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